Mac OS X 'Leopard'-related Discussion

[PyX]

Oh, I'd love that lol

Well what we're sure of... is that June 22nd, we'll have pictures of Leopard !

[.Neo]

Whoa, long bug list. :|

[divinatum]

Been running this for 10 minutes now. Initial verdict is in.

<3 it!

[LTD]

Been running this for 10 minutes now. Initial verdict is in.

<3 it!

I'm sorry, what?

[divinatum]

Screenshots...

more... sorry, their kind of big.

even more...

even more...

[Vice]

Looks like they have revamped the spotlight screen?

[divinatum]

Yes. The part when you click "Show All" or run the Spotlight.app in Applications. It will now search remote computers (As long as your are logged in to them) and able to search by file type on the side. It's pretty nice.

[osirisX]

I like that new Spotlight window. They need to update the computer icon to look like the current iMac.

[PyX]

Whoahhhh screen sharing? Wait... I didn't see this anywhere in Tiger (not that I've searched) and since it's version 1.0... is it new?

[.Neo]

I like that new Spotlight window. They need to update the computer icon to look like the current iMac.

They need to update every single system icon.

It makes sense for Apple to include screen sharing as a part of the OS instead of iChat only. As for the Spotlight window, it's big, really really big... But it's nice you can manage and keep Smart Folders in it. (Y)

Btw, is it just me or are the Back/Forward glyphs located closer together in the Finder?

I'm still hoping they're going to revamp the Finder.

[mattmatik]

Whoahhhh screen sharing? Wait... I didn't see this anywhere in Tiger (not that I've searched) and since it's version 1.0... is it new?

Apparantly. He did say he was posting screens of the new Leopard build that was seeded.

I'm on the fence right now of whether to get Leopard on initial release, wait for a couple months of reviews and experiences, or just wait for .1 release. This is also my first Mac upgrade and right now I have Tiger pretty much set to my needs. Then again, I graduate from college in May so I just might have to get it sooner rather than later to use the education discount :)

[Southern Patriot]

Whoahhhh screen sharing? Wait... I didn't see this anywhere in Tiger (not that I've searched) and since it's version 1.0... is it new?

It looks like a new front end to Apple Remote Desktop (which was available in Tiger already).

[mattrobs]

Btw, is it just me or are the Back/Forward glyphs located closer together in the Finder?

Hey, they are closer. Probably just a bug.

[suspiria]

Hey, they are closer. Probably just a bug.

They're closer together in the Finder in Mac OS X Tiger, too. Just compare either System Preferences or Safari to the Finder.

Tiger has a few GUI glitches that weren't in Panther (good ole Panther).

But those arrows will be damn-near overlapping each other in 10.6.

[.Neo]

They're closer together in the Finder in Mac OS X Tiger, too. Just compare either System Preferences or Safari to the Finder.

Tiger has a few GUI glitches that weren't in Panther (good ole Panther).

But those arrows will be damn-near overlapping each other in 10.6.

They're not that close in Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger.

[Qumahlin]

Uh, actually, an LED backlight uses more power.

No, LED's use less power then CCFL's, they are also less prone to dimming.

so what makes you think they use more power lol

[divinatum]

Hey, they are closer. Probably just a bug.

seems their closer and not even. Just a graphic bug.

[PyX]

LEDS use less power. I've been studying electricity last year and we've played with LEDS. I've already said that in another thread, they don't consume anything. For a normal LED it's 0.015A, I can't imagine for a pixel. I don't know why people still contest that fact lol

[The.Clinton]

Share and share alike

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[freeeekyyy]

LEDS use less power. I've been studying electricity last year and we've played with LEDS. I've already said that in another thread, they don't consume anything. For a normal LED it's 0.015A, I can't imagine for a pixel. I don't know why people still contest that fact lol

.015A times 3 V = .045W = hardly any power usage.

Multiply that by 1310720 pixels for a 1280 by 1024 screen though and it becomes almost 60000 watts.

Obviously, the LEDs in an LED monitor must have considerably lower power usage than even a regular LED.

[gigapixels Veteran]

.015A times 3 V = .045W = hardly any power usage.

Multiply that by 1310720 pixels for a 1280 by 1024 screen though and it becomes almost 60000 watts.

Obviously, the LEDs in an LED monitor must have considerably lower power usage than even a regular LED.

You don't seriously think you'd need one LED per pixel to provide a backlight to an LCD panel, do you? You wouldn't even need half of that.

[freeeekyyy]

You don't seriously think you'd need one LED per pixel to provide a backlight to an LCD panel, do you? You wouldn't even need half of that.

I think it was in reference to LED displays, not backlights, unless I'm mistaken.

[PyX]

I also think it's one LED per pixel if you want to have different colors for each pixel... how could it be any different? (Oh wait, maybe I don't actually understand the concept of LED displays)

When I said 15mA, it was for a big LED. If you have a LED the size of a pixel, it's far from 15mA, it's going in the nanos...

Correction : After remembering the lab, after 15 mA, the LED broke, we had to put less than 15mA.

Helpful link in french : http://domsweb.org/ecolo/led-del.php Big bulb lights could consume less than 2W with LEDs.

Edited March 5, 2007 by PsykX

[Vice]

the LED Backlight is just that a few LED's around the display in the bezel that shines light across the display. The LCD stays the same they just remove the CCFL and use LED's which use less power and are brighter.

[Stetson]

Right. The LEDs aren't used to make every pixel of the display. It's just a set of LEDs to light up the LCD screen from behind, instead of the fluorescent tubes used now. It may take a few hundred to get a good even backlight, but not the thousands that you guys are talking about.